Katie Austin Addresses People Who Were 'Shocked' She Walked “Sports Illustrated Swimsuit” Runway While Pregnant (Exclusive)
Katie Austin Addresses People Who Were 'Shocked' She Walked “Sports Illustrated Swimsuit” Runway While Pregnant (Exclusive)
Luke Chinman, Michelle LeeMon, June 1, 2026 at 8:40 PM UTC
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Katie Austin
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Katie Austin showed off her baby bump as she walked the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show on May 30
The six-time Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, 32, is expecting a baby with her husband Lane Armstrong
Ahead of the runway, Austin caught up with PEOPLE at the SI Swimsuit Beach Club Party, where she dished on her decision to walk the runway while expecting and how she was enjoying the weekend
Katie Austin is showing off her bump!
On May 30, the six-time Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, 32, turned heads as she strutted down the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show at Miami Swim Week — donning a green bikini and showing off her baby bump.
Ahead of the runway, Austin, who is six months pregnant, caught up with PEOPLE at the SI Swimsuit Beach Club Party, where she dished on her decision to walk the runway while expecting and how she was enjoying the weekend.
“I feel like every time I tell someone, they're shocked for some reason,” she said of her decision to walk the runway while pregnant. “I'm like, ‘Yeah, I'm walking.' And they're like, ‘You are?' I'm like, ‘Yes. This is not slowing me down.' So I feel great. I'm really excited.”
Katie Austin
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The influencer added that she spent the weekend “getting good night's sleep” and “enjoying my food.”
“I just feel a different energy this year,” she said. “It's going to be really special because I feel like I have a fun accessory to play with on the runway.”
Austin, the daughter of '80s fitness icon Denise Austin, shared that she was expecting her first baby with her husband Lane Armstrong on March 15, weeks ahead of their second wedding anniversary. She revealed the news with a maternity shoot on the beach, where her beau cradled her belly and held her hands.
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“+ 1 🤍 we're so excited to be mom & dad!!!!" Katie captioned the post.
Katie Austin
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Speaking with PEOPLE before the runway, Katie admitted that, at this stage in her pregnancy, she was starting to “slow down.”
“I'm starting to feel myself being like, ‘Woo, we're getting there. Oh my God, my bump is getting bigger,' ” continued the model. “But I feel really good, the best I can probably feel. Can't complain.”
Earlier in May, before Swim Week, Katie shared with PEOPLE that one of the biggest differences walking the runway while pregnant was that she couldn't take her “annual tequila shot before the runway.”
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Katie Austin
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“I'll be missing that," she laughed. "But it'll be good because I love the girls this year. I think this is our best group of girls yet. Their energy will help as well, and they're such a great team."
Katie also shared that she had to spend extra time practicing her strut: “I can nail a walk when I'm not pregnant, but I'm not sure how the belly is going to waddle.”
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